j. National Foster Care Month Proclamation
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SUGGESTED MOTION: <br />Move to authorize the chair to sign Resolution #2021-6, Proclamation for National Foster Care <br />Month, May 2021. <br />NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH 2021 <br />Honoring, Uniting and Celebrating Families <br />Foster Care Month May 2021 <br />WHEREAS, the family, serving as the primary <br />source of love, identity, self-esteem and support, is <br />the very foundation of our communities and our <br />State, and <br />WHEREAS, in Cass County there are approximately <br />235 children and youth in foster care being provided with a safe, secure, and stable <br />home along with the compassion and nurture of a foster family, and <br />WHEREAS, foster families, who open their homes and hearts and give hope to <br />children whose families are in crisis, play a vital role helping children and families <br />heal and reconnect, and launching children into successful adulthood, and <br />WHEREAS, there are numerous individuals, public and private organizations who <br />work to increase public awareness of the needs of children in and leaving foster <br />care as well as the enduring and valuable contribution of foster parents, and the <br />foster care "system" is only as good as those who choose to be part of it, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, Chad Peterson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as <br />Chair of the Board of Cass County Commissioners do hereby proclaim May of <br />2021 as FOSTER CARE MONTH in Cass County and urge all citizens to come <br />forward and do something positive that will help change a lifetime for children and <br />youth in foster care. <br />Date Chad Peterson, Chairman <br />Cass County Commission <br />National Foster Care Month is a partnership of Casey Family Programs; the Annie E. Casey Foundation/Casey Family Services; Black Administrators in Child Welfare; Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Child Welfare League of America ; Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative; APHSA/National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators; National Association of Social Workers ; National Association of State Foster Care Managers: National CASA; National Foster Care Coalition; the National Foster Parent Association; and the National Resource Center for FamilyCentered Practice and Permanency Planning at the Hunter College School of Social Work, a Service of the Children's Bureau. <br />www. fostercaremonth. org I May is National Foster Care Month
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